BD7553B – Door to door rail container

This is a rare example of a ‘Door to door’ container. It could be carried either on a lorry or … More

Abbotsbury Swannery

Abbotsbury Swannery near Weymouth in Dorset is unique in being the only managed nesting colony of Mute Swans in the … More

The Mary Rose Bell is one of the few objects excavated, which date from the launch of the ship in … More

The preservation of the ship and its contents are been a major undertaking. Essentially the archaeologists were working with little … More

Over the next few weeks, I plan to publish a series of blogs about my recent visit to the Mary … More

A lovely sunny afternoon so went off to Sutcliffe Park LNR to look for Butterflies and perhaps some early Dragonflies … More

Today I went to see the Turner and the Sea exhibition at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. I am … More

When people generally talk about the Enigma machine, they usually imagine that it was a single model, which once the … More

Most of the signal intercepts that arrived at Bletchley Park came by the hands of the motorcycle dispatch riders, who … More

This saloon car was built in 1947 and exported to madras in India, where it remained until it was purchased … More